Reading, listening to, and questioning America... from the southern Great Plains

Some news about organic, latte-drinking Democrats

Some surprises. Like what organic food does to your judgment.

Organic foods may make you less generous. In a study published in Social
Psychology and Personality Science, Kendall J. Eskine had people look
at organic foods, comfort foods or a group of control foods. Those who
viewed organic foods subsequently volunteered less time to help a needy
stranger and they judged moral transgressions more harshly. ...David Brooks, NYT

And this weird discovery:

High unemployment rates may not hurt Democratic incumbents as much. In
the American Political Science Review, John R. Wright looked at 175
midterm gubernatorial elections and four presidential elections between
1994 and 2010. Other things being equal, high unemployment rates benefit
the Democratic Party. The effect is highest when Republicans are the
incumbents, but even when the incumbent is a Democrat, high unemployment
rates still benefit Democratic candidates. ...David Brooks, NYT

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Gee, I wouldn't want to leave out this news about Democrats.

A new PPP poll
shows that 44 percent of American voters believe Santa Claus is a
Democrat, compared to only 28 who believe he is a Republican, and the
remainder who didn't feel like dignifying that with a response. ...Daily Intel

This part is important though. Santa does commute using a "carbon-neutral magic reindeer sleigh."